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  • Me and my SUV

    Me and my SUV

    An environmentalist loves driving her SUV but welcomes the prospect of higher gas prices.

  • Small poultry farmers grapple with lack of slaughterhouses

    Small poultry farmers grapple with lack of slaughterhouses

    There just aren't enough slaughterhouses for small poultry farms in Oregon and other Western states.

  • Inspired by nature

    Inspired by nature

    Three pioneering Western scientists and inventors use biomimicry to tackle environmental problems.

  • When doing the right thing gets complicated

    When doing the right thing gets complicated

    Do we have the right to kill invasive barred owls and their hybrid offspring, even if it will save endangered spotted owls?

  • A beeting

  • From grass to grains

    From grass to grains

    The local food growers in Oregon’s Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project see a unique opportunity in today’s economic crisis.

  • Climate Revolutionary

    Law professor Mary C. Wood wants to use “atmospheric trust litigation” to tackle global warming in the courts.

  • Searching for flour where the wheat grows

    Carla Wise wants to make bread from wheat grown close to her home in Corvallis, Ore.

  • Gutsy science wins the day

    The writer praises an Oregon graduate student who defied the conventional wisdom on salvage logging — and counts the cost to those who tried to censor his work

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